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Arts Canteen presents the Arab Women Artists Now Festival at Rich Mix

29 February 2024
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30 March 2024
For the 10th edition, Arts Canteen presents the Arab Women Artists Now (AWAN) Festival at Rich Mix. The month-long festival celebrates Arab women in the arts. It is the UK’s Read more…

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Bangladesh@50 Victory Day Concert at The People’s Palace

17 December 2021, 6:00 pm
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10:00 pm
Join Tower Hamlets Council for a showstopping evening of music and dance to celebrate Victory Day and Bengali culture with a very special concert that will feature some of the Read more…

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Body Movements Festival at Hackney Wick

9 October 2021
The 9th of October marks Body Movements first queer dance music festival in East London. This multi-venue mega rave spans across 16 spaces in Hackney Wick, uniting the creative minds Read more…

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Bowfest: Open Studios 2024 at Bow Arts

21 June 2024, 5:00 pm
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22 June 2024, 9:00 pm
Your organisation: Nunnery Gallery
Get ready for Bow Arts’ biggest event of the summer! Meet our community of over 100 talented artists working at our flagship site, Bow Road. Join us in the Courtyard Read more…

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Brick Lane Food Festival at Brick Lane

3 December 2021, 9:00 am
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9 January 2022, 9:00 pm
Experience Brick Lane as you’ve never tasted it before! Eleven Banglatown restaurants are taking part in the Brick Lane Eat’s first-ever Brick Lane Food Festival, with new menus offering authentic Read more…

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Carols by Candlelight at Bow Church

19 December 2021, 5:00 pm
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6:30 pm
Bow Church’s traditional Carols by Candlelight service is on Sunday 19th December. Join them in their beautiful building for carols, readings, and the Bow Church Choir. Enjoy singing well-known carols Read more…

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Carols by Candlelight at Holy Trinity Church

12 December 2021, 7:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Come and celebrate the beauty of Christmas by attending Carols by Candlelight service in the beautiful and atmospheric church building of Holy Trinity, Mile End. It will be a short, Read more…

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Celebrating 10 Years Festival at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

24 July 2022
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8 August 2022
Following the Great Get Together, the Park will host a smaller scale Festival Site through the summer. From Sunday 24 July through to Monday 8 August, which will offer a Read more…

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Chisenhale Future Artists Festival

16 September 2023, 12:00 pm
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5:00 pm
Your organisation: Chisenhale Gallery
The Future Artists Festival is happening on Saturday 16th August and you’re invited! Are you a young person who loves art, performance and creativity? Do you dream of being an Read more…

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Chisenhale Summer of Art – Festival Day

6 August 2022, 12:00 am
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5:00 pm
Join us for the Chisenhale Summer of Art Festival Day featuring workshops, performances, and art activities. We’ll have chalk, bubbles, hula hoops, and more to decorate the space and get Read more…

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Christmas Carols by Candlelight at Bow Church

17 December 2020, 10:30 am
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7:00 pm
There will be a Christmas carol service at Bow Church on Sunday 20 December. The day will begin with a children’s carol service at the church from 10.30-11.30am, and end Read more…

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Christmas Day Celebration at Bow Church

25 December 2023, 10:30 am
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11:30 am
Christmas Day Celebration 25th December  10:30am Christmas Day Service celebrating the birth of Jesus with Holy Communion. Read more…